When Ralph Webb was a junior at Vanderbilt in 2015, he traveled to Australia, studying the ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. The trip was a rarity for a top Division I athlete, especially a starting running back in the SEC, but the Commodores coaches encouraged Webb to make the most of the opportunity. He did.
For Webb, studying abroad was the experience of a lifetime, and a testament to the program’s focus on “life after football, life beyond football.” Those memories will be nice to look back on down the road, but at the moment he has more pressing concerns than coral.